Council Members
A group of dedicated housing & planning professionals all over the world
The IFHP Council is the primary governance body representing the memberbase. Council members are elected representatives who bring legitimacy, sectoral expertise, and institutional credibility to IFHP's work. Council members represent themselves and their institution. They act under a mandate from the members who elected them, confirmed by the board and council.
Regitze Marianne Hess Copenhagen, Denmark
Carlos Zarzo Hamma Madrid, Spain
Amelia Hunter London, United Kingdom
Klaus-Peter Hillebrand Berlin, Germany
Anne-Marie Chavanon Bordeaux, France
Gary Klassen Edmonton, Canada
Karen Zeiner Oslo, Norway
Stewart Shaw Lancashire, UK
Claudio Acioly Bonn, Germany
Douglas Milburn Kalamazoo, USA
Banashree Banerjee New Delhi, India
Huib Haccoû Doesburg, The Netherlands
Carme Gual Via Barcelona, Spain
Fellowship
Strengthening IFHP’s thinking capacity and public presence
The IFHP Fellowship is a time-bound institutional role intended to extend the organisation’s intellectual reach, visibility, and external engagement capacity. The Fellowship combines earned recognition with active engagement. Fellows act on behalf of IFHP and represent the organisation, they are not honorary title-holders. Fellows provide intellectual leadership, strategic reflection, and outward-facing legitimacy, while operating outside governance structures and without intervening in organisational decision-making.
